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Market Place Market Place
Note the new building in the photo on the corner.
Regent Street Regent Street
Note the 'Old Red Lion Hotel'
Chapmangate Chapmangate
Note the independent chapel built in 1807 to the left.
Publications
Bills Book Bill's Book

* Peter Halkon
* NEW 2nd Ed.
* 83 pages
* Illustrated
* Only £10.00
Pocklington at war Pocklington at War

* NEW 2nd Ed.
* 62 pages
* Illustrated
* Only £8.00
Woldgate History Woldgate History

"A History of Woldgate School"

* 60 pages
* Fully illustrated
* Only £5.00
epp Exploring Pocklington's Past

* Peter Halkon
* Summary of
Pocklington Archaeology
* Only £5.00
Heritage Trail Heritage Trail

"A Pock History & Heritage Trail"

* 2nd edition
* 27 pages
* Old photos
* Only £4.99

People and Places Thumb Old Pock

"People and Places of Old Pocklington"

* 40 pages
* Old photos
* Only £5.99
Adieu WW1 Book

"Adieu to dear old Pock"

  * ww1 diary
  * 53 profiles
  * Local News
  * 299 soldiers
  * 246 pages
llp Ladies book

"Ladies Predominating"

  * Biographies
  * Old photos
  * Only £2
Newsletter

PDLHG Newsletters
#1 Oct 2020
#2 Dec 2020
#3 May 2021

1953 Coronation celebrations
This photograph was taken in George street of the street party to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953. If you see any names, please let us know.

n.b. To Zoom in to the photograph, hover over the faces with the mouse cursor.
Index
01. Cybil Robinson (electrical shop) 02. 03. 04. 05. Mrs. Floie Walker
06. John Martin  or Alan Todd 07.Len Jarvis 08. Cliff Jarvis 09. Neville Robinson (son of no.1) 10. Michael Pinkney
11. Duncan Bruce 12.David Newsome 13. Phyllis Rowley mother of #40 14. Mary Jarvis 15. Jean Palmer
16. Peter Hall 17. Gwen Hall 18. Jean Campling 19. Karen Davies 20. Judith Thorpe
21 Alan Langstaff 22. Tony Jackson 23. Mrs.Carlton 24. 25 Lynne Wilkinson
26. Mrs. Gladys Hall (Smith) 27. Lola Wilkinson (Todd) 28. Robin Wilkinson 29. 30. Mrs Simpson
31. 32. 33. Mrs.Palmer 34. 35.
36. 37 38. Margaret Matthews 39. 40.Alma Rowley
41. Anne Thackray 42. Rachel Thackray 43. Joyce Matthews 44. Barbara Jayne Thackray 45. Gerald Tinson
46. Ken Tinson 47. Robert Tinson 48. 49. 50.

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